Home / Wages / Lincoln Lincoln salaries The median worker in the Lincoln, NE metro area earned $48,860 a year in 2024, about $23.49 an hour. That ranks #107 of the 391 metro areas published here, 1.3% below the national median.
Nebraska
Median pay $48,860 $23.49 per hour
Vs national -1.3% U.S. $49,500
Workers 180,880 wage and salary
Metro rank #107 of 391 by median pay
What this labour market looks like Lincoln pays 1.8% more than Nebraska as a whole. Metros usually run ahead of their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and the gap is a rough measure of how much of a state's economy sits in its cities.
Unusually concentrated here Occupations against their national share, 2024 Occupation Concentration Employed Median Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders 4.49× 670 $43,770 Advertising Sales Agents 4.46× 510 $83,830 Compliance Officers 3.06× 1,430 $67,950 Amusement and Recreation Attendants 3.04× 1,320 $25,610 Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 2.98× 720 $48,760 Childcare Workers 2.64× 1,610 $28,470 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 2.35× 750 $30,390 Correctional Officers and Jailers 2.33× 1,000 $64,270 Self-Enrichment Teachers 2.3× 830 $34,080 Chief Executives 2.28× 570 $204,570 Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 2.28× 610 $43,410 Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers 1.99× 610 $37,200
Best paid occupations Highest median pay in Lincoln Occupation Median Hourly Employed Chief Executives $204,570 $98.35 570 Pharmacists $132,700 $63.80 390 Architectural and Engineering Managers $132,470 $63.69 340 Financial Managers $127,280 $61.19 920 Computer and Information Systems Managers $126,500 $60.82 1,050 Sales Managers $123,600 $59.42 500 Physician Assistants $122,720 $59.00 240 Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $121,190 n/a 210 Nurse Practitioners $120,600 $57.98 330 Managers, All Other $111,050 $53.39 640 Human Resources Managers $108,850 $52.33 290 Computer Network Architects $107,400 $51.64 240 Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary $106,130 n/a 210 Medical and Health Services Managers $103,780 $49.90 630 Industrial Production Managers $102,600 $49.33 430 Software Developers $102,340 $49.20 1,670 Electrical Engineers $98,900 $47.55 240 Lawyers $98,720 $47.46 850 Facilities Managers $98,470 $47.34 260 Marketing Managers $97,920 $47.08 380 Administrative Services Managers $97,460 $46.85 520 Physical Therapists $96,280 $46.29 460 Construction Managers $96,140 $46.22 650 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $92,890 $44.66 4,700 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $92,610 $44.52 500 Occupational Therapists $91,560 $44.02 280 Speech-Language Pathologists $91,400 $43.94 200 Data Scientists $89,160 $42.87 370 Network and Computer Systems Administrators $88,300 $42.45 320 General and Operations Managers $86,880 $41.77 3,970 Civil Engineers $86,540 $41.60 470 Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors $85,660 $41.18 400 Dental Hygienists $85,390 $41.06 330 Registered Nurses $84,460 $40.61 4,190 Advertising Sales Agents $83,830 $40.30 510 Computer Occupations, All Other $83,700 $40.24 530 Business Teachers, Postsecondary $82,900 n/a 240 Education Teachers, Postsecondary $82,850 n/a 320 Computer Programmers $82,680 $39.75 380 Project Management Specialists $81,680 $39.27 570 Industrial Engineers $81,570 $39.22 380 Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers $80,460 $38.68 410 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary $77,960 n/a 360 Computer Systems Analysts $77,850 $37.43 540 Loan Officers $76,960 $37.00 350 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $76,560 $36.81 1,010 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents $76,250 $36.66 350 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products $76,050 $36.56 250 Management Analysts $75,940 $36.51 480 First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers $75,670 $36.38 400 Insurance Underwriters $75,610 $36.35 280 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators $73,660 $35.42 640 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $72,780 $34.99 700 Business Operations Specialists, All Other $72,550 $34.88 500 Personal Financial Advisors $71,990 $34.61 370 Cost Estimators $71,340 $34.30 280 Social and Community Service Managers $70,290 $33.79 320 Instructional Coordinators $69,580 $33.45 380 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $69,520 $33.42 1,170 Web and Digital Interface Designers $69,110 $33.23 220
Where most people work Largest occupations in Lincoln by employment Occupation Employed Median Hourly Fast Food and Counter Workers 5,450 $29,340 $14.11 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 4,700 $92,890 $44.66 Registered Nurses 4,190 $84,460 $40.61 Retail Salespersons 4,050 $29,800 $14.33 General and Operations Managers 3,970 $86,880 $41.77 Cashiers 3,420 $29,640 $14.25 Customer Service Representatives 2,920 $38,130 $18.33 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 2,870 $44,990 $21.63 Nursing Assistants 2,810 $37,750 $18.15 Stockers and Order Fillers 2,720 $35,920 $17.27 Waiters and Waitresses 2,430 $36,050 $17.33 Office Clerks, General 2,280 $37,170 $17.87 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 2,160 $34,040 $16.37 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 2,120 $39,760 $19.12 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 2,070 $33,280 $16.00 Accountants and Auditors 2,050 $64,720 $31.12 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 2,000 $47,560 $22.87 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 1,820 $60,970 $29.31 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 1,680 $46,860 $22.53 Software Developers 1,670 $102,340 $49.20
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024 state estimates. Wage and salary workers only, excluding the self-employed.
Other Nebraska metro areas Lincoln pay: common questions What is the average salary in Lincoln? The median across all occupations is $48,860 , or $23.49 an hour, covering 180,880 wage and salary workers. The mean is $60,980, higher because a small number of very large salaries pull an average upward.
Does Lincoln pay more than the rest of Nebraska? Yes. The metro median of $48,860 is 1.8% above the Nebraska median of $47,990. Metropolitan areas usually pay more than their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and usually cost more to live in for the same reason.
Which jobs pay best in Lincoln? Chief Executives ($204,570), Pharmacists ($132,700), Architectural and Engineering Managers ($132,470). Medical specialities top nearly every metro list, which reflects how the occupations are classified more than local conditions.
What is Lincoln unusually full of? Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders, at 4.49× the national concentration. Location quotient is a better description of a local economy than its biggest employers, which are retail and food service almost everywhere.